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Need Information on Filing Civil Damages Against Hagwon
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korea.teacher



Joined: 04 Feb 2009
PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:49 pm    Post subject: Need Information on Filing Civil Damages Against Hagwon Reply with quote
Does anyone have any experience filing civil damages against their hagwon after they were terminated?

I received a termination notice for reasons that even the labor office I contacted said were "crazy" and will be easy to appeal later on (labor official mentioned something about slander laws and the possibility of visiting a local police station to file a complaint.

(note: the hagwon threatened me with "civil damages" when it learned I filed a labor petition, then backed off and offered me money to skip my petition hearing).

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moosehead



Joined: 05 May 2007
PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
seriously, you might want to re-think the amount of drama in your life - is it all so necessary?
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why the heck didn't you pull a runner on these morons?
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Scouse Mouse



Joined: 07 Jan 2007
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PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Can ATEK help?
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Ilsanman



Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ATEK can't even help themselves.
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ChinaBoy



Joined: 17 Feb 2007
PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh, you want to collect for past teachers too? Go home.

You got paid the money you were owed.
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korea.teacher



Joined: 04 Feb 2009
PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
(1) This past week the institute first phoned my students and told them that I quit for personal reasons.

(2) Then another student told me an intitute employee explained to her that I was fired because there was a problem between me and management and that I failed to follow director's orders to do extra work, level tests (student assessments).

This last comment was incredible, because I took the institute to Labor over the extra work, which the institute insisted I perform outside my contract hours for no pay. They lost. They actually offered me money before my appointment and suggested I skip it. So to tell students that's the resaon why I was fired is over the top.

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cruisemonkey



Joined: 04 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shocked So... exactly what are you thinking of suing for?

If it�s the money the LRC has determined you are owed, you must give time to pay before initiating a suit.

If its slander, you'd better have more than the hearsay 'evidence' of a student. What would the damages be... what will happen when you subpoena the student?
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 12:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
ATEK can provide guidance and information. That's their stated mandate and the extent of their ability. The OP will most likely get the same advice here as he would from them: walk away from the scum boss and chalk it up to a terrible learning experience.
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korea.teacher



Joined: 04 Feb 2009
PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 1:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
cruisemonkey wrote:
:If its slander, you'd better have more than the hearsay 'evidence' of a student. What would the damages be... what will happen when you subpoena the student?
Laughing


The conversation took place in front of me and another student. The student later translated for me what she and the institute employee were talking about in hangeul. She's a doctor with her own clinic. The other student is an engineer. They both have documented it in writing.

The point: to get the institute to think twice about harming teachers.

A student who has been coming to the institute on and off asked me this past week if we have one year contracts because teachers don't last very long there.
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cruisemonkey



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PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote